At Billy Joel‘s concerts over the past year, the singer has often dedicated the performance of his 1974 single “The Entertainer” to Donald Trump, with one such shout-out occurring Friday night at Joel’s monthly gig at New York’s Madison Square Garden. While there is debate whether the dedication is genuine or in jest, Trump himself was appreciative of the Piano Man’s name-check.

But The Entertainer is not the most flattering of songs as fusion.net points out:

The song was Joel’s 1974 hit “The Entertainer,” which includes the lyrics “Today I am your champion / But I know the game, you’ll forget my name / And I won’t be here in another year / If I don’t stay on top of the charts.” There’s also a line about dancing with a hand down your pants.

Honestly, even if someone explained this to Trump, he wouldn’t get the jab. It’s far too subtle for a man who thinks “subtle” means only using ten foot tall gold plated letters on a building instead of twenty. As far as Trump’s ego is concerned, ANY compliment, even a back-handed one, only proves how tremendous and amazing he is.

But not for nothing, if you’re a serious politician, entertaining people is not your goal. If I were looking for votes and my constituents were telling me that I amuse them, I would be very concerned. Then again, as the country’s leading clown, Trump puts the “circus” in “bread and circuses.”

Billy Joel is notoriously shy about discussing his political views but he’s donated to Democratic politicians and raised money for Obama’s 2008 campaign. He’s not a screaming liberal and he doesn’t loudly endorse the Democrats but he’s clearly not a Republican. Remember, Billy Joel grew up with a single mother after an early divorce and grew up poor, relying on his own talent and drive to become a mega-star. Trump is pretty much the exact opposite and it’s pretty damn unlikely Joel would have anything but disdain for the rich snob.

But that won’t stop Trump from basking in Billy Joel’s “praise” because Trump is a monumental dumbass.